Up to a third of newly planted street trees die in North America during establishment.
Five weeks in — same site, same watering cycle
Our BC Interior pilot site: 35°C stretches, heavy wind, full sun, no shade. Every tree on the same 7-day cycle. The photos argue for themselves.
Observational photos at four to five weeks post-planting. Measured survival data comes from the municipal pilots now in the ground.
All field results, photos & video →The gap street trees die in
In some cities, up to a third of newly planted street trees are dead within two years (Nowak et al.) — and the establishment window is when most of that loss happens. Young trees need water every 2–3 days; crews come every week or two, and summers are getting hotter and longer. Tree Guardian closes the gap at planting: a drop-in establishment kit whose bag and wicking irrigation deliver water to the root ball continuously, 7–10 days per fill, while inoculated biochar and mycorrhizal fungi improve the soil it roots into.
Watering guidance: daily for two weeks, every 2–3 days through week 12 (University of Minnesota Extension; municipal policy in Saint Paul). The same guidance notes a standard surface bag empties in 5–9 hours.
How the kit works →
What that's worth — Vancouver as the worked example
Conservative model from public Park Board data and peer-reviewed literature. Explore the savings model →
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Same species, same neighbourhoods, same planting window — survival measured at 12 and 24 months. One avoided failure covers thirteen pilot kits; the conservative model projects a 10-point survival gain.